Yes I found this to be the case also , seeing as the market is still young it's open to manipulation more so than traditional instrumentsI used to trade Ripple - XRPUSD, however I stopped because Ripple has high volatility and sharp price fluctuations are very likely. I mainly trade currency pairs and metals for the time being.
I like to trade Litecoin and Dash , two coins I hold alsoBTC mostly but sometimes have a stab at a few other cryptos